Christopher Latham Sholes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Christopher Latham Sholes

American politician

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1819

Place of Birth: Mooresburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 17-Feb-1890

Profession: politician, inventor, editor, journalist, publisher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Christopher Latham Sholes (February 14, 1819 – February 17, 1890) was an American inventor who invented the QWERTY keyboard, and along with Samuel W.
Soule, Carlos Glidden and John Pratt, has been contended as one of the inventors of the first typewriter in the United States.
He was also a newspaper publisher and Wisconsin politician.